Improvement in cutters for cutting the bodies of fruit-baskets



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- BAXTER D. WHITNY, OF WINCHENDON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters .PatentNo.103,533, dated May 24, 1817.0.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and 'making part of thesame.

To all whom 'it may concern.: Y

Be it known that I, BAXTER D. WHITNEY, of Winchendon, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in'Apparat-us for Cutting Fruit-Baskets; and thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings making part ot' thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side view of theapparatus.

Figure 2 represents a top view of the saine.

Figure 3 represents a top view of one of the cutting-tools.

Figure 4 represents an end view of the same. Figure 5 represents a sideview of conical cutterhead.

Figure 6 represents a top view of cutter and key.

Figure 7 represents a section of key and regnlating-screws ou line y yof iig. 5.

Figure 8 represents a section of key on line a: a: of g. 6

the cutting-tools in their proper position, and the mechanism for adjlisting the saine.

f lhe first part of my invention relates to the construction,arrangement and combination of stationary cutters or cutting-tools forcutting the bodies of fi'nitbaskets.

The second part of my invention relates to the method of holding-andadjusting the tool which cuts the ventilatingeholes in the body of thebasket.

A is the stock, ou which the cutter B is secured by means of a clampingjaw, C, held firmly to the stock by set-screws a a..

The face or upper side-of the cutter is formed by planing it straightfrom the cutting-edge to the heel, the form or contour being such as togive the required shape tothe wood cut ii'om the round surface of a logto form the body or sidesof the fruit-basket.

The cutter'B being always ground and sharpened .from the under side, thecontour of the edge remains unchanged during the whole wear of the tool,so that the form of the inside of the basket will always be preciselythe same, which is absolutelynecessary fory the successful manufactureof the article.

There are also provided auxiliary cutters D and E, which are made byplaning the face side to the required contour inthe same manner as thecutter B above described.

The cutter D being arranged in a suitable position Figure 9, Plate II,shows the arrangement of all of ou theI stock A, is provided with amovable support, d, clamp-jaw b, and clamp-screwA e, so that it can benicely adjusted to cut thel wood to the exact form required to Iit thegroove in the bottom of the basket.

The tool E is secured tothe stock K by the clampjaw b, which is providedwith longitudinal slots m m for adjusting the tool.

The stock K has also transverse slots n n to admit of adjustment, itbeing secured to an elevated portion of the frame H by screws in thesaid slots.

The conical cutter-head G, tig. 5, is provided with a series of U-shapedcutters, li i, placed at proper intervals on its surface, for thepurpose of cutting the Ventilating-holes in the basket, the head beinggrooved deep enough to receive the cutters it'wheu new, they being madeof suiiicient width to admit of being worn up by sharpening. y The keyF, which holds the cutter in place, is made with a ledge, f f, on eachside, on which the cutter rests, and is provided with a screw, j, andnut t at the smaller end, for the purpose of holding it in place.

At-thc bottom of the groove, underneath the key F, are placed twoscrews, h h, for the purpose of rais-l ing the cutter, to compensate forthe wear in sharpening.

The guide-frame H is for the purpose of steadying thc log and.supporting the cutter-stocks A and K, and also the arm L on which thehead G revolves.

IThe arm L is fitted inl a groove, with guides P P at the sides, and isprovided with setscrews r r" for adjust-ing the height, and a slot, 0,which admits of adjust-ing it longitmlinally, the saine-being secured bya set-screw, q, and held in position for operating.

Having thus described iny invention, vXVhat I claim, is-

l. The combination of the cutters B, D, and E, when constructed andarrangedjn the manner here` in described, substantially as and for thepurposes specified.

2. The key F, provided with the ledges f f snpporting the U-shapedcutter i, secured by the screw j and nut k, and thc set-screws h h foradjusting the cutter, to compensate for the wear, as and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name.

BAXTER D. WHITNEY. Titnesses EDWIN A. S'rnvnss, J. B. WOODRUFF.

